Who's Feeling Lucky?

So, as most of you know, India is a country that is near and dear to my heart. In January, I'll be travelling with a group to Andhra Pradesh to volunteer at Sarah's Covenant Homes. If you haven't met Sarah, then you should! She is one of the most amazing, dynamic, selfless, funny, and giving people I've ever come across. Not only does she have a heart for India, but she has a heart for abandoned children who have special needs.

Currently, Sarah has 44 children and she's taking in 10 new children next week. Can you imagine the cost of parenting 54 kids?? We're trying to raise money to help make things a bit easier on Sarah and her kids.

SCH has only been up and running for about 2 years now. So they're still needing lots of stuff: wheelchairs, strollers, walkers, educational toys, clothes, and school supplies. 11 of us will be travelling to Sarah's in January and we can take 2 suitcases each. Let's fill those babies up!

To help raise money to buy supplies for Sarah's Covenant Homes, we're holding a bake sale and raffle on Saturday, November 14 at a local grocery store. You do not have to be present to win. Which means YOU can buy a ticket and help bring supplies to Sarah and her 54 amazing kids.

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. If you make a ticket donation (at the ChipIn button on the top right of this blog), we'll enter your name into a drawing where you'll have the chance to win one of the following prizes:

1st Prize: New Wilson NFL Game Ball Autographed by Emmitt Smith (retail value: $350)

2nd Prize: iPod Touch 16 gb Second Generation (retail value: $229)

3rd Prize: Nintendo Wii (retail value: $199.99)

The drawing will be held at 2:00pm on November 14th and all winners will be notified via phone or email by 5:00pm that evening. Prizes will be delivered or mailed out on Monday, November 16.

We hope you'll help us reach our goal of raising $1500 for Sarah's Covenant Homes. To learn more about Sarah, please visit her BLOG. You can also read the profiles of all her kids and learn about sponsorship opportunities by clicking HERE. I'm also going to leave you with a video that we made to help spread awareness of SCH and the wonderful kids that have touched our lives. Enjoy!

Comments

Sneha V said…
AWW
Have I told you I love how you continuously try and make a difference in a country that definetely needs it?
Don't get me wrong - I love India, I really do. But I think we definetely need to improve in the way we treat our children with disabilities.

BIG THANK YOU TO YOU & SARAH :)

I wish you the best of luck in this!
If I can figure out how to use my credit card, will def buy a ticket :)
BUT I WILL SPREAD THE WORD! :D

<3SnehaV
12:47 PM
Amy said…
And this is exactly why I love you so much!
1:02 PM
Anonymous said…
you should put this on facebook, your friends can then share it with their friends and on and on :-).
1:45 PM
Nikki said…
I just bought a ticket! I wish I could buy more and support Sarah... moving to the DR this May is causing me to pinch every penny!
2:24 PM
Recovering Noah said…
You guys are awesome!

Thanks, Sneha! You're such a sweetheart. Don't worry about buying a ticket. I don't want to be the cause of you figuring out how to use a credit card! lol I'll be on your parents' bad list. ;-0

Amy - Mwuah! Kisses and hugs. :-)

Faye - I'll put it on FB. The original event that I put on FB had to be cancelled b/c of lack of interest, so I'm feeling shy of putting the raffle back on there. But this is for Sarah, so I'm gonna suck up my pride and do it. Feel free to link from your page, too. :-)

Nikki - you're the best. Thank you so much for buying a ticket!! I know you're saving every penny for the DR, so I really appreciate it. I've filled out your entry form and dropped it in the jar. Fingers crossed!
2:57 PM
Anonymous said…
well, now that it's more then just a local fundraiser the word can be spread. :-)

as I have done already on my blog and facebook
5:39 PM
sarah bess said…
Love 2 u!!!
7:45 PM
Jane said…
Just gave my best chip shot. I hope your and Sarah's hard work inspires others to make a difference.
Cheers
10:56 PM
Lora said…
I just bought a ticket. Thanks so much for doing this. What a blessing this will be to this wonderful ministry!
God bless you,
Lora
eagerhands@gmail.com
7:47 AM
Holly said…
LOVE this!!
Can I send you a check instead of using paypal? (I HATE that they take out 2.9 percent!)
Can you e-mail me at hollymac828@yahoo.com to make arrangements with me?
hugs,
Holly
10:48 AM
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